US museum returns Ghana's first batch of looted gold regalia
Artifacts for King of the Ashanti kingdom Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II arrive for a ceremony to welcome the return of the Asante Kingdom artifacts that were taken away during the 1874 Sagrenti War in Kumasi, Ghana on February 08, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
A US museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation.
The Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said the items, all royal objects from the Asante kingdom, were purchased by an American collector and donated to the museum after his death.
